Appendix B: Acknowledgements

Chapter Appendices

OneSTL Planning Committees

Steering Committee

Stephen Acree Rise
Todd Antoine Great Rivers Greenway District
James Buford Retired, Urban League
Justin Carney St. Louis County Planning
Kim Cella Citizens for Modern Transit
Christine Chadwick FOCUS St. Louis
Sarah Coffin St. Louis University
Louis Colombo Colombo and Associates, Inc.
Anna Crosslin International Institute of St. Louis
Eddie Davis Center for the Acceleration of African-American Business
Deborah Frank Missouri Botanical Garden
Jennifer George St. Charles County
Loura Gilbert Commerce Bank
Stephen Ibendahl Heartlands Conservancy
Will Jordon Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing & Opportunity Council
Ellen Krohne Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois
Ann Mack Trailnet
Jessica Mefford-Miller Metro
Frank Miles America's Central Port
Debra Moore St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department
Yvonne Sparks Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
David Stoecklin Madison County Employment & Training
Todd Swanstrom University of Missouri- St. Louis
Lehman Walker City of University City
Catherine Werner City of St. Louis
Johanna Wharton Grace Hill Settlement House
David Wilson East-West Gateway Council of Governments

Public Engagement Committee

Mark Abbott Harris-Stowe State University
Jennifer Allen Trailnet
Emily Andrews US Green Building Council- Missouri Gateway Chapter
Todd Antoine Great Rivers Greenway District
Rick Bonasch Rise
Sylvester Brown When We Dream Together, Inc.
Kim Cella Citizens for Modern Transit
Christine Chadwick FOCUS St. Louis
Leah Dettmers Madison County
Richard Ellerbrake Stop 158: Citizens for Smart Growth
Paul Ellis City of Columbia, Illinois
Lori Fiegel St. Louis County
Mark Fogal FOCUS St. Louis
Liz Forrestal National Parks Foundation
David Gerth Metropolitan Congregations United
Harlan Hodge Imagine Services, LLC
Stephen Ibendahl Heartlands Conservancy
Pamela Jacobs University of Illinois Extension
Judie Johnson FOCUS St. Louis
Carlton Jones Better Family Life. Inc.
Ronda Latina Environmental Operations, Inc.
Barbara Levin Washington University St. Louis
Jacqueline Lukitsch NAMI St. Louis
Jill McGuire Regional Arts Commission
Kimberly McKinney Habitat for Humanity St. Louis
Cindy Mense Trailnet
Dan Monti St. Louis University
Mark Phillips Metro
Greg Prestemon EDC of St. Charles COunty
Jeanette Reynolds St. Louis Earth Day
Natalie Self Beyond Housing
Karen Stallman Southwestern Illinois College
Julie Stone East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Mark Tranel University of Missouri- St. Louis

Outcome Management

Abdul Kaba-Abdullah Better Family Life, Inc.
Emily Andrews US Green Building Council- Missouri Gateway Chapter
Ann Auer Missouri Growth Associations
David Berger St. Louis- Jefferson Solid Waste District
Tom Blair Missouri Department of Transportation
Donna Coble Forest ReLeaf Missouri
Ryan Davis Oppenheimer & Co.
Jonathan Ferry City of Granite City
Eric Friedman Housing & Community Solutions, Inc.
John Hager Land Workshop
Timothy Keane St. Louis University
Meredith Klekotka Trailnet
Peter Koeppel East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Bernadetta Marion Metro
Mark Phillips Metro
Shay Schindler East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Eric Schneider St. Louis Regional Chamber
Vince Schoemehl Grand Center, Inc.
Leon Sharpe  The Praxis Group, LLC
Rhonda Smythe Trailnet
Todd Streiler Streiler Planning, LLC
Andy Theising Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville
Jason Townsend St. Louis County
Mark Tranel University of Missouri- St. Louis
Richard Ward Ward Development Counsel, LLC
Ed Weilbacher Heartlands Conservancy
Catherine Werner City of St. Louis
Janet Wilding Great Rivers Greenway District
Will Winter University of Missouri- St. Louis

Municipal Task Force

Emily Andrews US Green Building Council- Missouri Gateway Chapter
Todd Bjerkaas City of O'Fallon, Illinois
Earl Bradfield City of Hazelwood
Ken Braunfeld City of St. Peters
Chad Cornwell City of O'Fallon, Missouri
Emily Fultz City of Belleville
Susan Istenes City of Clayton
Frank Miles Southwestern Illinois College
Hilary Perkins City of Maryland Heights
Ted Shekell  City of O'Fallon, Illinois
Happy Welch City of Festus
Catherine Werner City of St. Louis
Irvetta Williams City of Jennings
Rosalind Williams City of Ferguson (Retired)
Jennifer Yackley City of Rock Hill

Technical Planning

Aaron Addison Washington University in St. Louis
James Anderson Gateway Greening, Inc.
Emily Andrews US Green Building Council- Missouri Gateway Chapter
Matt Ashby Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Laura Barton RideFinders
Todd Bjerkaas City of O'Fallon, Illinois
Tracy Boaz Missouri Department of Conservation
Marielle Brown Trailnet
Mike Buehlhorn Metro East Parks and Recreation District
Cindy Cantrell Trailnet
Jason Carbonne Lemay Housing Corporation
Sarah Coffin St. Louis University
Andy Crossett SAP America
Brian Deal University of Illinois/LEAM Group
Leah Dettmers Madison County
Mike Eggleston  
Paul Englert Conservation Services Group
Christine Favilla Sierra Club of Illinois
Jonathan Ferry City of Granite City
Ross Friedman East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Amy Funk Metro East Citizens Air Project
Joanna Ganning St. Louis University
Mike Garrett Pizzo & Associates
Jennifer George St. Charles County
Matthew Green East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Kelly Griffon  Missouri Department of Mental Health
Mark Grueber Missouri Department of Conservation
Karl Guenther University of Missouri- St. Louis
Kevin Herder St. Louis Clean Cities
Randy Holbrook Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Chris Horvath RJN Group
Paul Hubbman East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Stephen Ibendahl HeartLands Conservancy
Alex Inhen City to River
Charles Jefferson Emerson Park Development
Wade Johnson Holophane
Cynthia Jordan JAC Consultant, LLC
Jeff Kaestner RJN Group
Brice Kelso Missouri Department of Conservation
Charles Kinderberger Retired, City of St. Louis
Laura Kinsell-Baer St. Louis County
Charles Kofron St. Clair County
Eric Kohring Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing & Opportunity Council
Gyanesh Lama East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Bruce Litzsinger Metropolitan Sewer District
Mike Lundy Southwestern Illinois Development Authority
Bernadette Marion Metro
Sharon Mathes Granite City Housing Authority
Allie McCreary HeartLands Conservancy
Melisa McLean St. Louis County
Paul Meier Habitat for Humanity
Nikki Meo BigBelly Solar
Ryan Neil RJN Group
John Neurnberger Rise
Melantha Norton Metropolitan Sewer District
Carol O'Mara City of Florissant
Craig Owens  City of Clayton
Joy Paeth Southwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging. 
Hugh Pavitt Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville
Hilary Perkins City of Maryland Heights
John Posey East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Vivian Ramos-Zimmers BR & Associates, Inc.
Jenny Raimen East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Jeanette Reynolds St. Louis Earth Day
Megan Reichmann HeartLands Conservancy
Adam Roberts St. Louis County
Mary Rocchio East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Don Roe City of St. Louis
William Rogers University of Missouri- St. Louis
Gina Ryan Lemay Housing Partnership
Pete Salsich St. Louis University
Reggie Scott Lemay Housing Partnership
Ted Shekell City of O'Fallon, Illinois
Rhonda Smythe Trailnet
Katrina Sommer St. Louis County
Kathy Sorkin Rosemann Architects
Robert D. Stout Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Patrick Sullivan Home Builders Association
Jay Swoboda EcoUrban/Spinnaker St. Louis
Andy Theising Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Nancy Thompson Great Rivers Greenway District
Connie Tomasula City of St. Louis
Eleanor Tutt Rise
Russ Volmert Arcturis
Angie Weber Missouri Department of Conservation
Linda Wegrzyn Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Doug Williams St. Louis University/ARC
Rosalind Williams Retired, City of Ferguson
David Wilson East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Will Winter University of Missouri- St. Louis
Michael Wohlstadter St. Louis University/ East-West Gateway
John Woolschlager St. Louis University
Richard Worthen Resident
Jennifer Yackley City of Rock Hill
Aaron Young East-West Gateway Council of Governments
Jianpen "Jim" Zhou Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Intern and Research Assistants

Drew Awsumb University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Mike Brockman St. Louis University
Renmo Chen St. Louis University
Cecile Denny St. Louis University
Jennifer Hess St. Louis University
Danny Jendusa University of Missouri- St. Louis
Brian Kelly Southeast Missouri State University
Erica Kubsch St. Louis University
Tina Leake Harris-Stowe State University
Hayley Levy Washington University in St. Louis
Gabriella Macaluso University of Missouri- St. Louis
Melissa Maxwell University of Missouri- St. Louis
Jonathan Roper St. Louis University
Justin Schmeltz St. Louis University
Nathan Schauf University of Missouri- St. Louis
Andrew Schreiber Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville
Andrew Stephens St. Louis University
Cheryl Sullivan University of Missouri- St. Louis
Stacey Thomas University of Illinois at Springfield
Jean Wells St. Louis University
Lance White  University of Missouri- St. Louis
Shu Yang St. Louis University

East-West Gateway Board of Directors

 

Alan Dunstan Chair; Madison County Board Chairman
Francis G. Slay Vice Chair; Mayor, City of St. Louis
Mark Kern 2nd Vice Chair; St. Clair County Board Chairman

Executive Committee

Steve Ehlmann Chair; County Executive, St. Charles County
Charlie Dooley County Executive, St. Louis County
John Griesheimer Franklin County Presiding Commissioner
Ken Waller County Executive, Jefferson County
Delbert Wittenauer Monroe County Chairman

Other Members

John Hamm III President, Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan and Regional Planning Commission
Richard Magee President, St. Louis County Municipal League; Mayor, City of Glendale
John Miller Vice President, Southwest Illinois Council of Mayors; Mayor, City of Collinsville
Alvin Parks Mayor, City of East St. Louis
Lewis Reed President, Board of Alderman of City of St. Louis
Jim Vernier President, Southwest Illinois Council of Mayors; Village President, Village of Shiloh

Board Appointments

Ted Hoskins City of Berkeley
Teresa "Terri" Kreitler Jefferson County
Jack Minner Madison County
Roy Mosley St. Clair County
Thomas P. Schneider St. Louis County
John W. White St. Charles County

Regional Citizens

Richard Kellett St. Louis County
John A. Laker State of Illinois
James A. Pulley St. Clair County
Brandon Perry City of St. Louis
Dave Stoecklin Madison

Ex-Officio Members

Charles Ingersoll Illinois Department of Transportation
Kevin Keith Missouri Department of Transportation
Edie Koch Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
John Nations Metro
Doug Nelson Missouri Office of Administration

East-West Gateway Staff

Ed Hillhouse Executive Director
Jim Wild Assistant Executive Director

East-West Gateway Project Team

 

Aaron Young Grant Manager; Sustainability Planning Manager
David Wilson Environment & Community Planning Senior Manager
Jerry Blair Transportation Planning Director
John Posey Research Services Director
Paul Hubbman Corridor & Long Range Planning Senior Manager
Peter Koeppel Corridor & Long Range Planning Manager
Julie Stone Community Engagement & Local Government Services Manager
Mary Rocchio Manager of Regional Policy Research
Stacia Alvarez Grants & Contracts Administrator
Gary Pondrom Sustainability Planner
Michael Wohlstadter Sustainability Planner
Shay Schindler Corridor & Long Range Planning
Medora Kealy Policy Analyst
Ross Friedman Research Services Manager
Ben Fleschert Regional Planner
Ted Laboube GIS Planner
Jenny Reiman GIS Manager
Roz Rodgers Community Outreach Coordinator
Wayne Flesch Community Outreach Coordinator
Jim Wild Assistant Executive Director
Royce Bauer Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Howland Former Grant Manager
Kevin Triggs Former Community Engagement Planner

Consultant Team

H3 Studio, Inc.

John Hoal, Ph.D., AICP Principal-in-Charge
Timothy Breihan, A.AIA Project Manager
Bryan Robinson, AICP Senior Sustainability Planner
Courtney Cushard Sustainability Planner
Angelina Hristova Administrative Executive/Urban Research

Hellmouth, Obata + Kassebaum Inc.

Tim Gaidis, LEED AP Project Manager
Mark Vogl Sustainability Planner
Mary Ann Lazarus Retired, Sustainability Planner

Development Strategies, Inc.

Robert Lewis, AICP Principal-in-Charge
Brian Licari Project Manager

Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates, Inc.

Christopher Beard, P.E. Project Manager
Chris Joannes Transportation Planner

M3 Engineering Group, P.C.

Marjorie Melton, P.E. Project Manager
Marc Eshelman Project Manager

David Mason & Associates, Inc.

David Johnson P.E. Project Manager
John Gagliardo, EIT Project EIT